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6322584 Temperature sensing devices and methods to shrink tissues  
The invention provides improved devices, methods, and systems for repeatably and reliably contracting fascia and other support tissues, particularly for the treatment of urinary incontinence....
6306130 Apparatus and methods for removing blood vessels  
Methods and apparatus for inducing necrosis and degradation of blood vessels are described. The invention is suitable to treat various conditions such as varicose veins and telangiectasia. The...
6302901 Apparatus for thermal low periodic wave treatment  
An apparatus for thermal low periodic wave treatment includes a pair of shock plates, a storage battery and a main control circuit, and a housing enclosing the main control circuit and the storage...
6293917 Wound treatment device for attachment to skin  
A non-contact wound treatment device having a flexible portion to accommodate patient motion without peeling off. A removable heater may be included which is suspended above the wound to define a...
6294758 Heat radiator  
A heat radiator for emitting infrared radiation to the human body has a heat source which is energized to emit infrared radiation, whose penetration depth into the human body is to near warmth...
6290715 Method for delivering energy adjacent the inner wall of an intervertebral disc  
A percutaneous method of repairing a fissure in the annulus pulposus comprises placing an energy source adjacent to the fissure and providing sufficient energy to the fissure to raise the...
6290712 Laser/sensitizer assisted immunotherapy  
A method for treating a neoplasm, such as a malignant tumor, in humans and other animals, is disclosed. A chromophore and an immunoadjuvant are introduced into the neoplasm. The neoplasm is then...
6283989 Method of treating a bronchial tube with a bronchial stenter having diametrically adjustable electrodes  
A device and method for treating collapsed bronchial tubes found in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are provided. The device delivers energy so that the tissue is...
6283931 Tissue treatment apparatus  
A wound treatment apparatus is provided which includes a thermally conductive bandage, a heater disposed against the bandage, aligned with a wound treatment area, an adhesive attachment device...
6283988 Bronchial stenter having expandable electrodes  
An apparatus and method are provided for treating collapsed bronchial tubes found in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, such as asthma. The apparatus delivers energy to...
6274787 Transparent, span-over-the-wound bandage  
A special bandaging device is provided which includes a canopy, of various shapes and sizes, which has a bottom edge for affixing to the patient's healthy skin surrounding the wound. Once affixed...
6273907 Bronchial stenter  
A device and method for treating collapsed bronchial tubes found in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are provided. The device includes an elongated member having a...
6272384 Microwave therapy apparatus  
The invention relates to an apparatus for treating the prostate. The apparatus includes a urethral probe, a microwave generator, and coolant circulating system. The urethral probe has microwave...
6264622 Normothermic heater wound covering  
A non-contact controllable heater wound covering and method having a peripheral sealing ring covered by a layer to which is attached a heater and this assembly is attached to the skin with an...
6264608 Acoustic therapy apparatus comprising a source of therapeutic acoustic waves and an ultrasound locating means  
An acoustic therapy apparatus has a source of therapeutic acoustic waves and an ultrasound locating means with an ultrasound transducer, wherein the source and the ultrasound transducer are...
6254557 Wound treatment apparatus with infrared absorptive wound cover  
A wound treatment apparatus is provided which includes a bandage that absorbs energy in the infrared (IR) range of the electromagnetic spectrum, a heater that generates heat, and an attachment...
6251131 Absorbent ice bag  
An absorbent ice bag (10) made in accordance with the principles of the present invention includes an absorbent pad (12) operatively associated with an ice bag (15). The junction of the absorbent...
6248084 Wound treatment device  
A non-contact wound treatment device having a flexible portion to accommodate patient motion without peeling off. A removable wound heater may be used to treat the wound area.
6248126 Technique for using heat flow management to treat brain disorders  
A method of treating a brain disorder by heat transfer from brain tissue comprising the steps of surgically cutting a heat transfer aperture into a patient's skull, thereby exposing a predetermined...
6248125 Perineal cold bubble  
A device for providing therapy to the perineal and rectal areas of a patient is provided. The device can be used alone or in conjunction with an absorbent pad. The device is particularly useful for...
6241698 Near hyperthermic heater wound covering  
A non-contact controllable heater wound covering having a peripheral sealing ring covered by a layer to which is attached a heater and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive so that...
6241753 Method for scar collagen formation and contraction  
A method is disclosed for forming and contracting scar collagen below a tissue surface in a selected tissue site. An electromagnetic energy apparatus is provided and includes an electromagnetic...
6240319 Diathermy apparatus with automatic tuning for applicator head  
A diathermy apparatus has a power circuit operative at a selected, fixed frequency. An applicator head, for providing therapeutic treatment, has an irradiating portion. A transmission line connects...
6238421 Induction heating device and method for metallic implants in living beings  
A system and method for heating cells surrounding metallic implants in living beings. The system includes a metallic implant within the living being, surrounded by the cells to be heated, an...
6236891 Limited heat transfer devices and methods to shrink tissues  
The invention provides improved devices, methods, and systems for repeatably and reliably contracting fascia and other support tissues, particularly for the treatment of urinary incontinence....
6235047 Wound treatment apparatus with a heater, a heat conductive bandage, and heat-spreading means acting between the heater and bandage  
A wound treatment apparatus is provided which includes a thermally conductive bandage, a heater in thermal contact with the bandage over a wound treatment area, a heat spreading means acting...
6228106 Thermal suit for a premature baby  
The garment is intended for an infant and especially a newborn infant and surrounds at least the trunk. Its inside is made of material tolerated by the skin and is impermeable to water vapor, at...
6224591 Device and method for hyperthermia treatment  
Device for hyperthermia treatment in a body cavity comprising a catheter (10) to be introduced into the body cavity and being closed at the distal end thereof. An elastically expandable hose piece...
6217606 Intra-oral ice pack  
A sealed envelope or enclosure, shaped to fit a portion of the internal anatomy of the human mouth at a surgical site, said enclosure containing a non-toxic liquid or gel material capable of...
6210314 Prostate radiotherapy apparatus  
Radiotherapy apparatus including a first probe insertable into a first body cavity, a second probe insertable into a second body cavity, and an external frame attached to the first and the second...
6190355 Heated perfusion balloon for reduction of restenosis  
A method for inhibiting the restenosis of blood vessel walls after angioplasty, including the application of low grade heat to the vessel walls. A heat applying perfusion catheter is advanced to a...
6187029 Photo-thermal treatment device  
An improved photo-thermal treatment device is disclosed which is ergonomically shaped to facilitate photo-thermal treatment of a wide variety of surface portions of the human anatomy. The device...
6185742 Cool garment  
A cool garment includes an inner, flexible liner including at least one pocket, a pouch for holding a phase change material having a melting/freezing temperature between 50-60° F. held in the...
6185448 Apparatus and method for locating and mapping a catheter in intracardiac operations  
An apparatus for locating and mapping a catheter in a heart invasive operation, includes a permanent magnet with a north pole face, a permanent magnet with a south pole face, a frame for...
6168612 Inflatable thermal blanket with a multilayer sheet  
An inflatable thermal blanket with a multilayer sheet and a method of use are disclosed for delivering thermally-controlled air to a person. The apparatus includes an inflatable structure formed...
6165206 Apparatus for medical ablation use and methods thereof  
An ablation device and methods thereof for treating canker sores or reducing the mass of cellular tissue, wherein an elongated tubular element comprises at least one electrode disposed at its...
6162460 Poultice  
Disclosed is a poultice capable of rapidly curing an affected part of a patient's body and of enhancing a curative value by increasing an infiltration efficiency of medicine into a hypodermic...
6155975 Phacoemulsification apparatus with personal computer  
A phacoemulsification apparatus including a personal computer for displaying, storing and transmitting data relating to a surgical operation. Preferably, the personal computer is operated by...
6156007 Apparatus for whole-body hyperthermia  
An apparatus for use in whole body hypothermia includes a dialyzer having a blood side and a dialysate side separated by one or more dialysis membranes. A blood pump associated with the a blood...
6156057 Method for inducing hypothermia  
The invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for inducing hypothermia in an animal. Known methods for inducing hypothermia all involve cooling the outside or inside of an animal,...
6149674 Patient thermal regulation system  
A system for regulating a core body temperature of a person includes a pressure applicator configured to apply negative or cyclical positive pressure to a portion of the person to vasodilate blood...
6142939 Microporation of human skin for drug delivery and monitoring applications  
A method of enhancing the permeability of the skin to an analyte for diagnostic purposes or to a drug for therapeutic purposes is described utilizing microporation and optionally sonic energy and a...
6139486 Method and device for biomagnetic enhanced cold therapy  
An apparatus for applying magnetic and cold therapy to an affected body part includes a stretch type flexible sheath capable of being secured about an injured portion of tissue, one or more packets...
6139527 Method and apparatus for treating hemorrhoids  
A catheter delivers an electrode within a vein for a minimally invasive treatment of hemorrhoids using RF energy. The catheter is introduced into a patient and positioned within the section of the...
6136020 Treatment for prostatitis and apparatus therefor  
A method and apparatus for treating prostatitis is provided. The apparatus includes two probes, a control unit, and a monitor. A urethral probe selectively applies low frequency pulses to the...
6132454 Heat pack  
A heat pack capable of being heated to at least 55° C. is provided and includes a flexible impervious outer container capable of being sealed to retain a liquid such as water therein and of...
6132455 Cooling comfort seat cushion  
The present invention comprises a thin layer of a cooling composition having a novel and narrow relative range of components, where such thin layer is maintained as such in a thin sheath for use as...
6126682 Method for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discs  
A percutaneous method of repairing a fissure in the annulus pulposus includes placing an energy source adjacent to the fissure and providing sufficient energy to the fissure to raise the...
6126681 Detection of a condition between an inflatable thermal device and an air hose in a convective warming system  
A condition is detected between an inlet port of an inflatable thermal device, such as an inflatable thermal blanket, and an end of an air hose through which a flow of pressurized, thermally...
6126680 Selective convective brain cooling apparatus and method  
A method and apparatus for convective cooling of a brain in which cooled air is passed over a patient's head resulting in convective cooling of the patient's brain. The convective brain cooling...